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Word: appliers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1926-1926
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...city will soon be possible on the farm without having to put up with city life. . . . Heretofore we have been compelling electricity to take us to the city. Hereafter we shall simply touch a button and have it take the city out to us." He was the applier of electricity, but, when asked what it was, he said: "I can't tell you. I had to ask Mr. Edison, but he didn't know. He said there were only two things in the world and electricity was the other one. One is matter. The other is this unknown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Coffin | 7/26/1926 | See Source »

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